poppa

noun

pop·​pa ˈpä-pə How to pronounce poppa (audio)

less common spelling of papa

: father

Examples of poppa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web My poppa came to the United States from a village in Russia at age two in 1909, his father a tailor who barely spoke English. Bob Brody, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2023 On Christmas Eve 2021, the proud poppa followed suit with his own Instagram announcement. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023 The big poppa of the drop, Barrow said, isn’t even the digital art. Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, 26 July 2022

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“Poppa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poppa. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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